Tell me about the Bloxjiado vs Bloxangeria.

The match seemed equal matched only on paper. Both Bloxangeria and Bloxjiado were runners-up in their groups, and in the pre-tournament FAFI rankings, the teams were separated by literally just a few spots. However, the difference was evident at the tournament itself. Bloxangeria did not perform as well in Group A as it had in the qualifiers, securing its spot in the knockout stage only in the final match of the group stage - a victory that came only after a goal in the 70th minute. Bloxangerians did not survive the pressure and simply imploded. On the other hand, Bloxjiado played reasonably well in Group B, losing only to Ro-Portugal and defeating weaker teams twice by a narrow but comfortable 2-1 score.

The difference was evident from the start. Although the teams’ stats were not far apart, Bloxjiado clearly dictated the speed of the game. In the 15th minute, Umar Hul played the ball into the opponent’s penalty area on a counter-attack. It found James Corland perfectly, whose header put Bloxjiado up 1-0. For the next hour, both teams tried to change the score, but with little success. After a foul in the 74th minute, Bloxjiado was awarded a penalty kick. Yusuf Isak fired the ball into the top corner, extending the lead to 2-0. The score remained unchanged until the end, despite a shot by Aksil Saidi for Bloxangeria, which was disallowed for offside. Bloxjiado advanced to the Round of 16 for the first time in twelve years. Unfortunately, they will face Bloxolombia - a team considered by some to be a serious contender for a spot on the podium. Despite this, Bloxji’s head coach can rest easy, knowing he has done everything he had to.

We had a good run! GO RO-PORTUGAL!!!